Back to Gold(en) (5/30/15)

This morning I got up and drove to Golden. It was a pretty long drive, but it covered pretty much all terrains, so I'm not complaining. To begin, I drove through forest, then hilly desert, then canyons, then live green canyons, then green plains, then mountains, then snowy mountains, then got to Golden. Here's a slide show:

Forests near Flagstaff, AZ

The Utah-Arizona border

A fun canyon in Utah I drove over (note I had the camera pointed up as I took this picture)

A Canyon in Utah I drove through

The Utah-Colorado boarder

Unfortunately, the most fun locations were the ones I couldn't safely image, notably the cow in the middle of the road in Utah, and the Rocky mountains.

I got to Golden at 9:15 PM (I aimed for 9:00) and checked into the Frat house I'm staying at for the summer (Sigma Phi Epsilon). It's pretty fabulous. There are 12 SULI interns staying here this summer, so there's always something to do, which is great. There's also a giant kitchen and a fair bit of space.

I found out that I only have one bed, which is slightly problematic because while driving, I had been in contact with Daniela, another SULI intern flying in tonight, and promised her a place to sleep for the night, since she doesn't have housing worked out yet. Fortunately, there was a spare Futon I commandeered for my room, so neither of us had to sleep on the floor.

Now that I'm back in Golden (I was here last year), I'm ready to start working at NREL and hopefully meeting lots of interesting people. It's gonna be great!